Marsh rod
The marching rod was a German measure of length. It was suitable for the "fat" and wet floors. The geestrute was used in poor , sandy soils . The basis of the measure was the 12 inch hamburger foot .
- 1 foot = 127 Parisian lines = 286.49 millimeters
The marshland was mainly in the regions of Moorburg , Hamburg Elbe Islands and Vierlande at 14 feet, Billwerder 16 feet and Amt Ritzebüttel 18 feet.
- 1 marsh rod = 14 feet = 4.0109 meters (16 feet = 4.5838 m; 18 feet = 5.1568 m)
literature
- Moses Heinemann: The well-trained clerk and businessman . Wilhelm Schüppel, Berlin 1834, p. 212.